Hand-ganga

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hand-ganga

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 hand-ganga

u, f. surrender (cp. ganga á hönd e-m), also submission to one as liege-lord; veita e-m handgöngu, Ó. H. 97; þá varð ekki af handgöngu við konunga, 163, Róm. 124, 134.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᛅᚾᛏ-ᚴᛅᚾᚴᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.
p.
page.

Works & Authors

Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Róm.
Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)
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